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When experienced chess teacher Emmanuel Neiman learned that some of his pupils hesitated to play in competitions for fear of being crushed in the opening, he wanted to help. Neiman knew that amateurs have little time to seriously study opening theory, so he had to come up with a practical, complete, easy to learn and solid opening repertoire that would not outdate rapidly. And that is what he did. Neiman advises amateurs to play (with both colours!) the flexible King's Fianchetto system, where the Bishop is a defender of the King and at the same time an attacker. No matter what side you are, you use the same basic ideas: as White you are targeting the white squares and as Black the black squares, while applying roughly the same strategies, plans and tactical motifs. Neiman has teamed up with Samy Shoker, who gained the Grandmaster title by mainly playing the King's Fianchetto systems (and sometimes beating 2700+ rated players with it!). The result is a complete and practical repertoire which will give club players a solid and flexible middlegame position they can feel at home in, without the arduous task of memorizing long and forcing variations. Neiman and Shoker don't promise you a large advantage if you play their system, but one thing is certain: after studying this entertaining book you can play the opening confidently and you will be a better all-round player because you have learned many essential middlegame lessons. Even (very) strong players will find their ideas useful as an easy-to-play occasional weapon.

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-The idea of the book convinces: to provide readers with opening tracks that they can use with both black and white (..) It will be a good help to obtain a playable repertoire for chess friends who don't have much time and whose ambitions are not sky-high.---Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation -An excellent textbook for the majority of us mortals that are hooked on chess.---B.H. Wilders -Nederlands Dagblad - -In all critical variations various alternatives are offered (..) The authors are not just presenting theory and new developments. They also explain lots of strategic ideas, so that you can recognize the weak points in your opponents structure.---Dirk Schuh - What openings do the authors recommend? The answer for White is to play a Reversed King's Indian Attack and, as Black, the Modern. This seems rather sensible (..) The authors give sample illustrative games and examples of how to play certain middlegames. A positive approach to learning openings without having to do lots of work.---Gary Lane, International Master -English Chess Federation Newsletter -

- What openings do the authors recommend? The answer for White is to play a Reversed King's Indian Attack and, as Black, the Modern. This seems rather sensible (..) The authors give sample illustrative games and examples of how to play certain middlegames. A positive approach to learning openings without having to do lots of work.---Gary Lane, International Master -English Chess Federation Newsletter -

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Samy Shoker (1987) is an International Grandmaster who plays for Egypt. Emmanuel Neiman (1964) is a FIDE Master who teaches chess in his home country France. He is the (co)author of Invisible Chess Moves and Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna, highly successful books on tactics and training.

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